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God ain't finished with me yet!
Jackie Lee:
One thing that kinda jumped out of Ray's reply is that as we get older we sin less.
Did anyone else glean that from the email?
joyful1:
:D Hi Hiedi--
I think its a good thing to remember that Paul was given a messenger of satan in his "flesh" which he asked three times for God to remove....but it was NOT removed, as far as we know.
Here is my experience...
As God, I believe, has been leading me in the truths of His Word, I have often found myself stopping when I would want to chastise others. I would remember the thorn in my own flesh, which has yet to be removed, and realise that I should wait until I was in a position to judge, which clearly, I am not.
So, I see that thorn in the flesh as necessary (for now) for my spirit to grow. Does that make sense to you?
Ray mentions elsewhere about how Paul left for about 15 years immediately after being converted, to study and prepare for his ministry. But the messenger of Satan in his "flesh" was still there! It was as if God pre-ordained that Paul would have to put up with this for a "season" and a "reason" known only to God.
Peace, sister!
Joyce :)
EKnight:
--- Quote from: Roy Monis UK on June 17, 2008, 01:32:12 PM ---Hi! Heidi
I'll give you a sure winner, if you promise not to laugh at me as I did when this cure was given to me. Believe me when I say I laughed because I not only laughed but was convulsed. It's ever so simple just five little words and all your troubles are all over. I have recorded this elsewhere on this forum, so I'll not bore you with the whole story. Suffice it to say that I was a chain smoker, 20/30 a day maybe more and a pipe for good measure. I wheezed with every breath I took and frequently fell unconscious due to not being able to catch my breath.
T was given 6 months to live and I'm talking 35/40 years ago. I prayed, I can't say to whom because I was an unbeliever then, but everyone else prayed in such situations so I prayed. Then we got a visitor, a Babylonian believer but a believer nonetheless, while I was having one of my passing out phases and when I recovered it was he who gave me this advice. Now I'm going to tell you what he said and I hold you to your promise, because it sounds ridiculous. Ridiculous or not this is it and it's the truth.
"LORD JESUS PLEASE HELP ME!" The visitor had long since gone when a few days later I had a repeat performance and as I came round those 5 simple little words were on my lips. No ill effects, no substitutes, no medication nothing just my God and me. There is no partiality with God, you are a believer at this moment in time, and so am I now but I wasn't then. I am nothing special, so I believe that what He has done for me He can and will do for you or anyone else who truly believes in Him.
That is the medication I send you with love from the greatest physician that graced this earth. I tried to help heavy smokers belonging to Babylon but they put it down to my strong will power. How little they knew of me, my will power wouldn't win an argument with a two year old child. I'm too soft and too sensitive to possess any will power, if there be such a thing then I haven't got it. It is all of God.
God bless you sister in our joint walk in Christ.
Love in Christ Jesus.
Roy UK
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Hi Roy,
Did those five little words help you quit overnight? Or did you have to say them every day for a period of time until you were completely off cigarettes?
I ask because it's been helping me cut back. Like when I want a cigarette I just keep repeating in my head "Dear Lord, Please Help Me". I can put it off for a while but I still have the urge. Plus, I get irritable when I don't smoke so I wear a nicotine patch, otherwise I turn into an unbearable person. My family can attest to that!!
Eileen
Roy Monis:
Dear Eileen
Let me tell you the full story and then you can judge for yourself.
I used to chain smoke which meant that a cigarette or pipe constantly hung from between my lips. Eventually I started with a persistent hacking cough and constant wheezing with every breath I took, and at times I would cough and not be able to stop with the result that I used to drop unconscious due to not being able to catch my breath.
Then my dear wife forced me to consult the quack who referred me to the chest clinic. There the balloon burst as it were. I was X'rayed several times and finally was shown the plate and given the verdict. " Do you smoke?" I was asked. "Yes?" was the reply. " Well stop immediately and you may last a few years: don't stop and you'll be lucky to see out six months." I was warned. They show no sympathy for smokers.
That was the verdict and I am telling you the truth.
I tried to stop, boy did I try to stop! I became aggressive, bad tempered and impossible to live with and it would have ruined a very happy marriage of at that time 10 years standing had I continued. So I decided to not stop completely but cut down. It didn't last, before long I was back to the usual if not more, it was a no win situation.
I wasn't a believer then, but I prayed, who to, I have no idea but it was the thing to do everyone in trouble did it, so why not I? Well I'll never know whether it was the answer to my prayer or just coincidence, I believe it was an answer to that prayer. We got a visitor and while he was in I had one of those passing out phases. When I came round he held the packet of cigarettes I'd left on the table and said to me. "Why don't you kick this filthy habit?" To which I replied " Easier said than done." " It's easier than you think?" he said. I laughed, " Go on then what's the panacea?" I asked in ridicule. " Just ask Jesus to help you." He quite innocently replied. At which I nearly fell through the floor and couldn't hold back the laughter, as rude as it was, I just couldn't help it.
A few days later the visitor, who was a Babylonian but a believer nonetheless, had long since gone when I had another occurrence while my wife was out fetching me some cigarettes would you believe. Then as I clawed my way back on to the settee I heard myself saying five of the most beautiful words I've ever heard, PLEASE HELP ME LORD JESUS and that was it. Believe it or not it's the truth. When my wife said here's your cigarettes you owe...I interrupted her and said,
" Take them back, love, and treat yourself to some nice toffee." That was it, no after effects like I had before on my supposed will power, nothing to compensate for the cigarette, absolutely no ill effects whatsoever. All glory to God my Saviour. That was 49 years ago now and still counting.
Our loving God answers prayers Eileen, just simple prayers from the depths of the heart. No long drawn out stuff like the Babylonians teach, just simple and to the point, BELIEVING IN HIM.
Does that answer your query, lady, I hope it does. There must be no doubting, somehow doubt never entered my head when I prayed that simple prayer I just seemed to know that it was granted.
I try to help people but they just won't believe me, they laugh at me like I did at the visitor but it has left me laughing from the wrong end now. They insist that it was my will power. What will power? Did I not give that wonderful will power of mine a try? Did it succeed? As Ray would say " What a Crock!"
I pray to God that this helps you dear sister, because I know what you're going through and I empathize.
God bless you sister in our joint walk in Christ.
Love in Christ Jesus.
Roy UK
joyful1:
:) Brother Roy--what a beautiful testament to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ! I believe that you experienced Jesus, just as you say you did! God bless you...brother, friend. And thanks for being humble enough to post what you did!
Joyce :)
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